Pedestrian is struck and killed by vehicle in Dickinson County

A northwest Iowa man was killed Tuesday after he was struck by a van in rural Dickinson County.

According to Iowa State Patrol, 70-year-old Gary Long of Estherville was standing next to his bike on County Highway A22 west of 370th Avenue near the border with Emmett County at approximately 8:30 a.m.

Two vehicles were traveling westbound on A22, state patrol said, when the driver of the first swerved to avoid Long. The driver of the second vehicle, 36-year-old Kory Doll of Estherville, was unable to react in time and struck Long.